The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-01-13
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| the oluerenc versions OF the manner OF zen.
| Folks death, thinks none have come so near
the truth as did Carleton" with the single
exception that instead Of four guns the firing
was done by only one. II was the right piece
of the central section Of Simonson's 9Th Ind.
battery, with Corp. Frank McCollum as gunner.
| The writer witnessed the transaction aud says:
zen. Sherman gave direction as 10 the object
! TO be aimed at The first shot fell short, and
he ordered another. When the second shot had
reached its destination he pocketed his glasses
with the remark, Corporal, give them one
more and then go to your place in the line
The kind of ammunition used was fuze she'll"
Corp. John i. Rock wood. Co. X, 18th ILL.,,
Fourth Division, Fifteenth Corps, Streator, H.,
| wishes his comrades would wake up and let
themselves be heard from. He says he has not
heard from the regiment since il was paid OF
in Springfield in 1866.
n. p. Laughton, Dodge City, Kan, would
like TO correspond with some comrade in South
west Missouri or Northwest Arkansas. with q
view to settling in one or the other of those
States.
Henry Infeld, Co. !, 9th Ohio, Dana. Iowa,
wishes TO ask if any person remembers two
rebel guns captured at the battle Of Mission
Ridge, named respectively LADY Buckner"
and Lady Breckenridge" He thinks some OF
the soldiers of Sheridan's Division can tell how
we got them. Harkers Brigade of the divis-
| ion commanded by Gen. Sheridan, can tell you
all about those guns.-ED. TRIBUNE.
f. A. Baker, Co. B, llth Pa. Cav, says he was
q high private in the rear rank. He would
like TO read something in The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE about the campaigns of his regiment
| He writes a brief sketch of its movement on
the northern side of the James River in June
1864.
Z. b. Seaman, Co. A, Goth Ohio, Longton,
Kan, backs up the claim that the White Star
| Division" captured Lookout Mountain, and
that its flags were the first 10 float the sum-
NIT. Other flags got there, but not until those
| Of the Twentieth Corps had been unfurled to
the breeze. He says that some of the prisoners
| they captured there were paroled men from
PembertOn's army, captured by Grant at Vicks-
burg and not yet exchanged
M. A. Hand, Co. ID, I'd Mich. Cav, Summer
| vile, Mich, hopes the Members Of Congress will
see that il is best for them to deal justly with
the soldiers. He would like to hear from any
old members of Croxton's Brigade, which. he
says, was the first and last to oppose Hood in
the Nashville campaign.
Peter Van Arsdale, Co. A, 14th Ill. Cav, Rar-
| itan, Ill., wishes TO inquire whether a history Of
the l4th Ill. Cav. was ever published and if SO
where il can be obtained.
Chas. S. Miller, Co. A, 4th Wis, Mottville,
N. Y, writes concerning the inequalities and
| injustice of the pension laws, and hopes every
effort will be made to secureltheir correction.
| He would be glad to have some comrade write
an account Of the battle of Baton Rouge, La
NJ. ID. Nichols, Co. A, 9th n. Y. III. A., says that
| he has looked in vain in THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE for letters from the comrades of his regi-
ment. 1t was in the Third Division, commanded
by Gen. Ricketts, of the Sixth Corps. He hopes
his comrades will speak up land let their joys
| be known"
l.. Living, Steele City. Neb., would be glad to
learn the particulars Of the capture of one of his
comrades at Holly Springs, Miss, who was after
ward picked up by some of the 9th III. Cav.
near Colliersville, Tenn, in the Summer of 1864.
IL the comrade is still living he would be pleased
| TO have him, or any member Of the 9th Ill. Cav.
who knows the circumstances give an account
Of the affair through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Addison White, Co. III, 9TH Ohio Southington,
| o., admits that he was in error in his former
communication in regard 20 the troops that
| fought the battle of Port Republic, but says
that Comrade Dean, who corrected him, is also
wrong. The battle was fought the sth and 9th
of June, 1862 by the Third aud Fouth Brigades
of Shieldss Division. Carroll's Brigade was
composed of the 6th Ohio, 9TH Ind. and LIST Va;
Tyler's Brigade, Of the 9th, 9TH, 18th and Goth
Ohio.
George Adams, Co. c, 9th Ohio, Millersburg,
| o., describes the wounding and capture OF Gen.
Walker by the members of that regiment sub
stantially as IL has already been done by numer-
Gus correspondents. He says the General sur
rendered 20 Capt. Chapman, of Co. G.
Frank Mccoy, Bard Bedford Co, Pa, does
not agree with the comrades who urge the en-
tire prohibition of the liquor traffic. He says
he is not himself drinker, as he has been
drawing a pension of S. a month for two
years and not penny Of 1t has been spent for
whisky, but he thinks it unwise 20 legslate
away the source Of SO much revenue TO the
| Government.
Chas. Mcdonald, Lieutenant, Battery ]. Cd
III. Art, Carbon, Ind, replying TO Lieut.. Allin-
ger, I'd Mo-, writes sketch of the battle Of
Perryville. He says McCook's Corps bore the
brunt OF the battle as the official report shows
Col. Dan. McCooks Brigade of Shcridan's Di-
vision did the diminishing, and Battery !, %
| Ill. Art, fired the first cannon. shot between z
and o'clock a. m, on the right of the Perry
Vile Pike.
G. A. Bettcher, North Liberty, Ind, has been
informed by gentleman who recently visited
Helena, Ark, that the graves of Union soldiers
in the cemetery in that place are very much
neglected. In some cases the earth has been
washed away SO that the bones are exposed.
de thinks the proper authorities should take
cognizance Of the matter at once.
w. Il. johnson, Secretary, SD III. Veteran
Association, Tuscola, ILL., would like the addresses
Of survivors of that regiment in order that ar
engagements may be made for the next Reunion.
| lie says there Is much complaint from pensioners
Of the delay at the Chicago Office in forwarding
the quarterly checks As la:e as Dec. 10 but
few had been received in his neighborhood.
III. w. Phelps. 95th Ohio, Westerville, o.,
says that the Sixteenth Corps took $500 prison
ers and 81 pieces of artillery at Nashville. Nc
| Millan's Brigade bore the brunt Of the fight at
that point. He says they retOok in that battle
the famous Waterhouse battery, which was lost
| at Guntown. Miss.
Abram Beam, Co. ii. 2llth Pa, Stratton, Neb.,
wishes some one would write an account of the
stampede from Fort DamnatiOn, In front of
| Petersburg, when the Zouaves reinforced the
assauting party and turned the tide of battle.
| He says members of his regiment were among
| the first 10 enter the fort.
NJ. Eschman, Co. X, 23d Ohio, Dunlap, Iowa.
| remembers the circumstance mentioned by
Comrade Prather, 9lst Ohio at the battle of
| Opequan, of an officer on horseback who rode
| out and made stirring speech 10 the men, He
| does not know who it was, but has always TO-
membered the eloquent and patriotic appeal he
| made TO the soldiers.
VIM. A. Tyler, Bradford, Conn, says he in
tends to take The NATIONAL TRIBUNE as long
as he lives. lie thinks Congress ought 10 act
promptly in all matters pertaining TO the SOL
diers, for they are fast passing away and PEN
slons will do them no good when they are in
the grave.
Beaumont Moss, Needham, Mass, would be
glad TO read some account of an expedition that
was sent up Red River from Shreveport La In
1866, under Gen. Merritt. He wants TO know
what the expedition was for aud why they
were kept in service SO long after the war
closed.
Chas o. Musser, Sergeant. 60. A, Goth Iowa.
| Armada Neb renlying to Comrada Gtotta ~